MAVtech is New Zealand's specialist museum of audio and visual technology. We showcase the machines which paved the way towards the smartphones in our pockets- as well as the 'dead ends' which tell of a forgotten future.

Our collection includes cameras, radios, televisions, cinema equipment (in fact, the museum building is a 1920s cinema!), cine cameras, camcorders, recorded sound and music players.

This opening day features newsreels from the Second World War- and our volunteers will be sharing the stories of relevant collection items. From 'wire recorders' being used by spies, to gun cameras once mounted on Spitfire aircraft- this is a very unique journey into the past! Many of the newsreels will be screened using the original 35mm film- these are the exact same newsreels which were screened in picture theatres during the war!

On the opening day we will be demonstrating cameras, recorded sound and the majestic player piano (no musical skills needed!) The newsreel screening in our cinema begins at 2pm.

We are open from 1pm-4pm. Admission is $6 per adult and free for supervised children. Eftpos is available.